Selective bank refresh
US6956782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/40622
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of refreshing several memory banks of a memory device that receives command signals from a memory controller. The method includes monitoring command signals received by a memory device and refreshing the several memory banks based on the monitored command signals so as to avoid unnecessary power consumption for refreshing particular ones of the several memory banks with irrelevant contents.
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